The legend of Old Befana
Subtitle: an Italian Christmas story
By: retold and illustrated by Tomie de Paola.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanich
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Befana (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature; Befana (Legendary character); Folklore -- Italy; Christmas -- Fiction
Description: Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.